SNK Playmore Details XLA Plans

SNK Playmore announced a bunch of Xbox Live Arcade titles a while back, but little has materialized. It looks like that will be changing early next year.

In Japan today, the company detailed its 2010 XLA lineup. The games were all previously announced, but we now have more specific release info.

The company's plans start in the Spring with Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, KOF Sky Stage and Metal Slug XX. Battle Coliseum will feature HD remastering for characters and background visuals. Metal Slug XX was recently announced for the PSP; it appears to be just a version of Metal Slug 7, which was announced a long time ago for XLA. Sky Stage is a vertical shooter based off the King of Fighters series. It's currently going through location tests in arcades.

In the summer, SNK Playmore will bring King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match to the download service. This is an updated version of the KOF2002.

These time frames are all for Japan, but as with most XLA titles, we can probably expect simultaneous worldwide releases.